@greatestsongsofalltime_: In 1997, Diddy (then Puff Daddy) released “I’ll Be Missing You”, a tribute to his late friend Notorious B.I.G. The track heavily sampled “Every Breath You Take” by The Police — written by Sting. The problem? Diddy didn’t clear the sample before releasing the song. After the release, Sting’s team took legal action. Rather than blocking the song, Sting granted permission retroactively — but with a very lucrative royalty arrangement. This was confirmed by Sting himself in a 2018 interview on The Breakfast Club, where he said: “Yeah, for the rest of his life.” (He later clarified it’s not actually forever — it’s the copyright term, which usually means life + 70 years.) #sting #diddy #fact

The Lucky Salesguy 🇨🇾 :

365 (days) x 2 = 730 then carry the 000. $730,000 a year. That’s nothing considering how much that tune generated Diddy in reverse

David Cleary :

Diddy got stung by Sting.

SiR BRO :

“For the rest of his life”

Russell Messenbird :

He is still paying from jail

FunkyGeeza :

Around $730,000 per year

Harry Pond115 :

That would be £21,170,000 so far 😂😂😂

⚙️ Kuba ⚡️ :

Every day you pay

3ric007 :

Heck of a deal

Shisui__Maximum :

Sting is truly a Business man 😁👌💵

Scotty Boy Art :

Imagine: for the rest of Stings life… Diddy is probably paying for all Stings groceries, eating out etc and some.

Scoot around Rome :

he is actually happy he did it 🤣

Lozzabella86 :

TraeCov87 :

+70 years - almost $100M😂😂

ojf23 :

Obviously it's an approximation. The equivalent of 2k a day, varies based on songs revenue over time.

user1234566664365 :

“For the rest of his life”😭😭😭😭😭😭😂

Daniela :

that's how much Sting should pay to those bees

GiggleFartsPerSecond :

Well diddy makes a bunch of money from apple music. Its chump change for him.

Bulk Hogan :

I suddenly like Sting more.

crackheadradio.fm :

Worst thing is sting don’t even own his own name

💎Si ViS PaCeM paRaBeLLum📛 :

2 grand a day!!?[Innocent]

NostalgiaCollective :

What would he have to pay if Sting was unhappy?

Clock1968 :

He ain’t paying a penny he’s banged up

Frank Adams :

Should I learn to write songs?😉

Life On The Road :

The amount of people hearing saying “it ain’t Diddy song” 😂😂😂

Jack Pot :